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1974 Central American and Caribbean Games

Tournament details
Host country	Dominican Republic
Dates	28 February-12 March
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (3rd title)
Runners-up	Trinidad and Tobago
Third place	Bermuda
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	63 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ralph Bean (9 goals)
← 1970 1978 →

Football was contested for men only at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All matches took place at the newly constructed Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium.

The gold medal was won by Cuba for the second time, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the final on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's football	Cuba (CUB)	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	Bermuda (BER)

Qualifying tournament

The 1973 Central American Games was the first of its kind and all games took place in Guatemala between 24 November and 2 December 1973, for U-21 teams. The tournament was won by Panama's U-21 side, with the second-placed team being Nicaragua, hence assuring qualification for the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Participants

•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Bermuda
•  Cuba
•  Dominican Republic (Hosts)
•  Mexico
•  Nicaragua
•  Panama
•  Puerto Rico
•  Trinidad and Tobago

First stage

Group A

A 2 point system used.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cuba	4	4	0	0	16	0	+16	8	Final stage
2	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	0	1	7	1	+6	4
3	Barbados	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	4	Eliminated
4	Nicaragua	4	1	0	3	2	10	−8	2
5	Puerto Rico	4	0	0	4	1	16	−15	0

Does not include the annulled result between Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, but Trinidad and Tobago still qualified on goal difference.

Nicaragua	2–1	Puerto Rico
Cuadra 4' Granja 50'	Report	Luis Vega 47'

Cuba	2–0	Barbados
Lara 47' Elejalde 52'	Report

Barbados	2–0	Puerto Rico
Clarke 30' Prescott 69'	Report

Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Nicaragua
Llewelyn 44', 66' Roberts 55'	Report

Cuba	8–0	Puerto Rico
Piedra 5', 48', 63' Roldán 18', 29', 69' Fariñas 56', 81'	Report

Trinidad and Tobago	1–0 Annulled	Barbados
Llewelyn 5'	Report

Barbados	1–0	Nicaragua
Goddard 25'	Report

Cuba	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Fariñas 33'	Report

Cuba	5–0	Nicaragua
Pereira 5' Hernández 20' Piedra 40', 43', 70'	Report

Trinidad and Tobago	4–0	Puerto Rico
Llewelyn 18', 40', 69' Murren 56'	Report

Group 2

A 2 point system used.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mexico	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Final stage
2	Bermuda	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	7
3	Panama	4	1	0	3	3	4	−1	2	Eliminated
4	Dominican Republic	4	1	0	3	5	7	−2	2
5	Bahamas	4	1	0	3	1	8	−7	2

Mexico won the group by lot.

Dominican Republic	2–3	Bermuda
D. García 38' Díaz 69'	Report	Bean 2', 89' Trott 55'

Mexico	Postponed by storm	Panama
	Report

Bermuda	1–0	Panama
Bean 61'	Report

Dominican Republic	2–0	Bahamas
Ramírez 70' Díaz 80'	Report

Mexico	1–0	Panama
Viveros 55' (pen.)	Report

Bahamas	1–0	Panama
Reynoso 70'	Report

Mexico	1–1	Bermuda
Viveros 75'	Report	Bean 42'

Dominican Republic	1–3	Panama
Ramírez 46'	Report	Escobar 45', 50' Torres 85' (pen.)

Mexico	3–0	Bahamas
Rangel 10' Padilla 25' Báez 56'	Report

Bermuda	3–0	Bahamas
Bean 17', 65', 88'	Report

Dominican Republic	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Caballero 86'

Final stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 March
	Cuba	2
					12 March
	Bermuda	0
					Cuba (pen)	1 (3)
	10 March
					Trinidad and Tobago	1 (0)
	Trinidad and Tobago	2
	Mexico	1
					Third place
					12 March
					Mexico	0
					Bermuda	3

Semi-finals

Cuba	2-0	Bermuda
Pérez 6' Piedra 28'	Report

Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Mexico
Haynes 76' Harris 85'	Report	Caballero 87'

Third-place match

Mexico	0–3	Bermuda
	Report	Dill 11' Bean 85', 88'

Final

Cuba	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Trinidad and Tobago
Delgado 100'	Report	Mitchell 107'
Penalties
	3–0

1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
Cuba 3rd title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 63 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

9 goals

• Ralph Bean

7 goals

• Francisco Piedra

6 goals

• Noel Llewelyn

3 goals

• Francisco Fariñas
• Andrés Roldán

2 goals

• Francisco Ramírez
• Ramón Díaz
• Bardomiano Viveros
• José Luis Caballero
• Simeón Escobar

1 goal

• Luis Reynoso
• George Prescott
• Victor Clarke
• Victor Goddard
• Anthony Dill
• Winston Trott
• Dagoberto Lara
• José Luis Elejalde
• Luis Hernández
• Orestes Pérez
• Regino Delgado
• Roberto Pereira
• Dámaso García
• Víctor Rangel
• Oscar Padilla
• Daniel Báez
• Manuel Cuadra
• Víctor Manuel Granja
• Luis Vega
• Rafael Torres
• Godfrey Harris
• Peter Mitchell
• Raymond Roberts
• Selwyn Murren
• Ulric Haynes

References

1. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1974 (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)". RSSSF.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links

• Central American and Caribbean Games football medalists

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